CCNP Security 350-701 Cisco Study Notes

Device compliance is the state of devices meeting the standards and regulations for the industry or organization. Device compliance policies define the rules and settings that users and devices must meet to be compliant, such as minimum operating systems, disk encryption, or Secure Boot. Device compliance policies can also include actions that apply to devices that are noncompliant, such as alerting users, blocking access, or wiping data. Device compliance policies can be integrated with Conditional Access, which can enforce attribute-driven policies based on the compliance status of the device. Attribute-driven policies are policies that use attributes of the device, user, or resource to determine the level of access or protection. For example, a policy can allow access to a resource only if the device is compliant, the user is in a certain group, and the resource is in a certain location. Attribute-driven policies provide more granular and flexible control over access and security than traditional policies based on roles or permissions. Therefore, the benefit of performing device compliance is providing attribute-driven policies, which is option D. References:

• Device compliance policies in Microsoft Intune
• Device Compliance settings for Windows 10/11 in Intune
• Device Compliance: What it is and why you should use it
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR) v1.0

 Cisco Firepower is a unified security solution that combines firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), advanced malware protection (AMP), and threat intelligence features. Cisco ASA is a traditional firewall that focuses on network traffic control based on packet filtering and stateful inspection. One of the key differences between Cisco Firepower and Cisco ASA is that Cisco Firepower natively provides intrusion prevention capabilities while Cisco ASA does not. Intrusion prevention is the process of detecting and blocking malicious network traffic before it reaches the intended target. Cisco Firepower uses a combination of signature-based and behavior-based detection methods to identify and stop known and unknown attacks. Cisco ASA, on the other hand, does not have built-in intrusion prevention capabilities. It can only perform basic packet inspection and filtering based on predefined rules. To enable intrusion prevention on Cisco ASA, an additional module called FirePOWER Services is required. This module integrates Cisco Firepower features into Cisco ASA, but it is not the same as Cisco Firepower itself. Cisco Firepower offers more advanced and integrated security features than Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services123. References: 1: Cisco ASA vs Cisco Firepower | What are the differences? - StackShare 2: Cisco FTD vs ASA: Difference and Comparison 3: CISCO FIREPOWER VS. ASA - Critical Design